Middle English, from Anglo-French representer, from Latin repraesentare, from re- + praesentare to present. 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6a (1) 1564, in the meaning defined …

REPRESENT definition: to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize. See examples of represent used in a sentence.

They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court. Union officials representing the teachers met the government today. I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral. Women were well/ …

1. to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to: our tent represents home to us when we go camping. 3. to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country, etc): an MP represents his …

Definition of represent verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

REPRESENTING definition: to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

rep•re•sent /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ v. symbolize:[~ + object] In this story the black bird represents evil. to express or designate by some symbol, character, or the like:[~ + object] to represent musical sounds by …